Indoor air quality testing
Indoor air quality testing involves determining emissions of formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds from wood-based materials, building materials and products used in interior furnishings.
We determine emissions of:
- formaldehyde by the chamber method,
- volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by chamber method,
- harmful organic compounds from furniture in large-scale chambers.
We evaluate and classify the tested products in terms of the emission requirements that are in force in Europe.
Indoor air quality testing – our offer:
- PN-EN 717-1:2006 Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde emission – Part 1: Formaldehyde emission by chamber method.
- PN-EN ISO 12460-5:2016-02E Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde emission – Part 5: Extraction method (called perforator method)
- PN-EN ISO 12460-3:2020 Wood-based panels – Determination of formaldehyde emissions – Part 3: Gas analysis method.
- ASTM D 6007-14 standard entitled “Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentration in Air from Wood Products Using a Small Scale Chamber”.
- ASTM E 1333-14 standard entitled “Standard Test Method for Determining Formaldehyde Concentration in Air and Emission Rates from Wood Products Using a Large Chamber”.
- ISO 16000-3:2011 Indoor air – Part 3: Determination of formaldehyde and other carbonyl compounds in indoor air and test chamber air – Active sampling method.
- ISO 16000-6:2011 Indoor air – Part 6: Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA® sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS/FID.
- PN-EN ISO 16000-9:2009 Indoor air – Part 9: Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds from building materials and equipment – Emission test by chamber method.
- PN-EN 16516+A1:2020 “Building products: Evaluation of release of hazardous substances. Determination of emissions to indoor air”.
- ISO 16000-6:2011 Indoor air – Part 6: Determination of Volatile Organic Compounds in indoor and test chamber air by active sampling on Tenax TA® sorbent, thermal desorption and gas chromatography using MS/FID.
- PN-EN ISO 16000-9:2009 Indoor air – Part 9: Determination of emissions of volatile organic compounds from building materials and equipment – Emission test by chamber method.
- PN-EN 16516+A1:2020 “Building products: Evaluation of release of hazardous substances. Determination of emissions to indoor air”.
PN-EN 1243:2011 Adhesives. Determination of free formaldehyde in amine and amidoformaldehyde condensates.
Our research reports are recognised in all signatory countries of the ILAC MRA Multilateral Mutual Recognition Agreement.
Our specialist:
Magdalena Czajka
+48 667 279 632 | +48 61 849 24 06
Łukasiewicz Research Network – Poznań Institute of Technology, Center of Laboratory Testing, 1 Winiarska St., 60-654 Poznań
